Saaho
Saho
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East)
Saho is an East Cushitic language closely related to Afar, spoken in northeastern Eritrea and adjacent Ethiopia. The Saho people are traditionally pastoralists and have maintained close cultural ties with the Afar.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Saho
Water
lee
/leː/
Fire
gira
/ɡira/
Sun
ayro
/ajɾo/
Moon
alsa
/alsa/
Mother
ina
/ina/
Father
abba
/abba/
Eat
niitan
/niːtan/
Drink
yaaqab
/jaːʕab/
Love
kichanam
/kitʃanam/
Heart
laffa
/laffa/
Tree
caar
/ħaːr/
House
kalo
/kalo/
Dog
kare
/kaɾe/
Cat
dummu
/dummu/
Hand
gaba
/ɡaba/
Eye
int
/int/
Hello
malaal
/malaːl/
Thank you
galatto
/ɡalatto/
One
inki
/inki/
Good
meqe
/meʕe/
Words compared
Compared with related Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East) languages
| Meaning | Saho | Afar | Konso | Wolaytta | Sidamo | Maranao | Tetum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | lee /leː/ | lee /leː/ | inanta /inanta/ | haatta /haːtːa/ | waayyo /waːjːo/ | ig /iɡ/ | bee /beː/ |
| Fire | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ | iya /ija/ | tama /tama/ | giiraa /ɡiːraː/ | apoy /apoj/ | ahi /ahi/ |
| Sun | ayro /ajɾo/ | ayró /ajɾo/ | kawa /kawa/ | awa /awa/ | arrishshe /arːiʃːe/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | loron /loɾon/ |
| Moon | alsa /alsa/ | alsá /alsa/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | ageena /aɡeːna/ | agana /aɡana/ | bolan /bolan/ | fulan /fulan/ |
| Mother | ina /ina/ | inaá /inaː/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | aaya /aːja/ | ama /ama/ | ina /ina/ | inan /inan/ |
| Father | abba /abba/ | abbá /abːa/ | abba /abːa/ | aawa /aːwa/ | anna /anːa/ | ama /ama/ | aman /aman/ |
| Eat | niitan /niːtan/ | akmé /akme/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | miya /miːja/ | itaa /itaː/ | mangan /maŋan/ | han /han/ |
| Drink | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ | kibé /kibe/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | ushiya /uʃija/ | aguraa /aɡuraː/ | minom /minom/ | hemu /hemu/ |
| Love | kichanam /kitʃanam/ | kicimá /kiħima/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | siiqaa /siːqaː/ | baxa /baxa/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | domin /domin/ |
| Heart | laffa /laffa/ | lubbí /lubːi/ | onna /onːa/ | wozanaa /wozanaː/ | wodanaa /wodanaː/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | fuan /fuan/ |
| Tree | caar /ħaːr/ | caxá /ħaɖa/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | mittaa /mitːaː/ | haqqe /haqːe/ | kayo /kajo/ | ai /ai/ |
| House | kalo /kalo/ | qarí /ʕari/ | mana /mana/ | keettaa /keːtːaː/ | mine /mine/ | walay /walaj/ | uma /uma/ |
| Dog | kare /kaɾe/ | kuduú /kuduː/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | kanaa /kanaː/ | minceeti /mintʃeːti/ | aso /aso/ | asu /asu/ |
| Cat | dummu /dummu/ | dummú /dummu/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | gaaduwaa /ɡaːduwaː/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | pusa /pusa/ | busa /busa/ |
| Hand | gaba /ɡaba/ | gabá /ɡaba/ | harka /haɾka/ | kushiyaa /kuʃijaː/ | anga /anɡa/ | lima /lima/ | liman /liman/ |
| Eye | int /int/ | intí /inti/ | ila /ila/ | ayfee /ajfeː/ | ille /ilːe/ | mata /mata/ | matan /matan/ |
| Hello | malaal /malaːl/ | nagá /naɡa/ | akkam /akːam/ | saro /saro/ | nagaa yi'ne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | kapian /kapijan/ | bondia /bondia/ |
| Thank you | galatto /ɡalatto/ | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | galta /ɡalta/ | galatay /ɡalataj/ | gali'ne /ɡaliʔne/ | salamat /salamat/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ |
| One | inki /inki/ | enek /enek/ | takka /takːa/ | issino /isːino/ | mitto /mitːo/ | isa /isa/ | ida /ida/ |
| Good | meqe /meʕe/ | meqé /meʕe/ | fayye /fajːe/ | lo'o /loʔo/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | mapia /mapija/ | di'ak /diʔak/ |
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